Maturation of luteinizing hormone (Gonadotropin-releasing hormone) secretion across puberty: Evidence for altered regulation in obese peripubertal girls

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 56-66

  McCartney, Christopher R ^a   Prendergast, Kathleen A ^b   Blank, Susan K ^b   Helm, Kristin D ^b   Chhabra, Sandhya ^b   Marshall, John C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MATURATION; MEASUREMENT; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 58149400588     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2008-1252     Document Type: Article

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